Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. Tokyo, Japan.
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. Tokyo, Japan. By Pedro Maia. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to…
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Inside Tokyo's Newest Pokémon Center
East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am. This week, a new Pokémon Cen…
Japanese hotel sells room for 70p if guests agree to be livestreamed
A Japanese hotel is offering a room for just 70p a night – but there’s a catch. Guests that stay in room 8 have to agree to livestream their stay on YouTube, in return for a room rate of 100 yen…
This Is What the PlayStation 5 Controller Might Look Like
Sony is planning to launch the PlayStation 5 in time for the holiday season next year, but we know almost nothing about the console. Now, we know what that controller might look like thanks to a…
Hello Kitty blames herself for guys feeling embarrassed about liking her, offers apology【Video】
Sanrio itself even created the Sanrio Boys anime/dating simulator/merchandise line which was entirely about boys who like Sanrio stuff. So how did Hello Kitty respond? !”It’s startling to s…
Japan logs largest drop in foreign visitors in over 7 years in Oct.
The number of overseas visitors came to 2,496,600 in the month, down from 2,640,610 in October last year, the Japan Tourism Agency said. Overseas visitors totaled 26,914,400 in the first 10 mont…
New Pokemon games sell record-breaking 1.37 million copies in 3 days
KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 23:15 | Lifestyle, JapanTwo new Pokemon video games sold around 1.37 million copies in Japan within the first three days of their release, a record for any title d…
Japanese Trio Orders Big Wind Turbine Installer
Penta-Ocean Construction, Kajima Corporation, and Yorigami Maritime Construction have agreed to jointly construct a wind farm installation vessel capable of installing foundations and turbines w…
Hotel room costs $1, but it's livestreamed at all times
Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A Japanese hotel offers a room that costs only $1 per night, but there's a catch -- the guest's entire stay is livestreamed on YouTube. Tetsuya Ino…
Ultra-luxurious breakfast bus will give Tokyo commuters a break from the hell of rush-hour trains
With the massive amount of people who head into downtown Tokyo every weekday morning, rush-hour trains are always unpleasant in Japan’s capital. A joint project between Nestlé and Tokyo…